In a village in southern India, rural women enrolled in a national literacy program began to discuss domestic problems, the root of which was their husbands' addition to 'arak', the local alcohol. This was the beginning of an anti-liquor campaign that has spread across the entire state of Andhra Pradesh, empowering women.

Reviews"Express(es)...women's desire for independence, self-sufficiency and the important role of having a voice in the process of decision-making...Fast paced, yet informative... Geared toward the advanced high school student and above...Has a place in all video collections in the areas of Women's Studies, History, Sociology and Anthropology. Highly Recommended."